2nd Mission Arena by Blue Mission BANOS

25–26 Apr 2024 | Riga, Latvia

Thursday, 25 April 2024 | 09:00 - 10:45

Opening of the 2nd Mission Arena: Status Quo - Actions Suggested - Actors Involved

Format:In-person
Location:Hall 1
  • Mission Ocean & Waters

Join our opening session online via YouTube!

09:00-09:10 Welcome, Angela Schultz-Zehden,  SUBMARINER Network, BlueMissionBANOS Lead Coordinator 

09:10-09:25 Introduction to the Mission Ocean and Waters, Evangelia Tzika, European Commission, Mission Ocean, Brigita Dejus, Latvian Mission Ocean Board Member 

09:25-09.40 Blueprint for a healthy Baltic Sea: Assessing the current state and solutions for ecological improvements, Jonne Kotta, University of Tartu 

09:40-09:55 Ways to transform the Blue Economy towards climate-neutrality  
Ulla Rosenström, John Nurminen Foundation  

09:55-10:25 Pitches & Panel by Mission Ocean Signatories, Individual versus collective action – Intro to the Regional Roadmap 

  1. Klaipeda University (Nerijus Nikas) 

  2. Latvian Water and Wastewater Works Association (Sandis Dejus) 

  3. Klaipeda Science and Technology Park, Lithuania (Giedrius Janusauskas) 

  4. Origin by Ocean, Finland (Mari Granström) 

  5. Saaremaa Municipality, Estonia (Helen Eric) 

  6. Government of Aland (Maija Häggblom, t.b.d.)

10:25-10:30 Launch, House Rules, Last Programme Announcements, etc.

10 speakers